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1.  How soon do nurses respond when you call for help?

 
2.  Is the hospital clean?
 
 

 
3.  Is your privacy protected?
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b. "And You Thought A Prescription Was Private." Click here.

4. Public Citizen suggests using Medicare to promote hospital-safety. How much do your hospitals depend on Medicare? Click here.

a. Articles on Hospital Administrative Cost. Click here.

b. You can use Guidestar to see where the public money goes in your local hospitals. Compare salaries. How much goes to the adminstration vs. how much reaches the people at the bedside?

c.  You can use CharityNavigator.org for the same purpose, and to see how much the administrator is paid:

Hospital A
 
______ seconds
 
______ minutes
 
 
_______Yes
 
_______No
 
 
_______Yes
 
_______No
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
______% of hospital budget spent on administrators
    

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
c.  Administrator's Salary:

Hospital B
 
______ seconds
 
______ minutes
 
 
_______Yes
 
_______No
 
 
_______Yes
 
_______No
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
______% of hospital budget spent on administrators